The Impact Of Nietzsche On The Collapse Of The Great Value System

Nietzsche believes that the new philosophers will arise as a result of the collapse of the great value system. New philosophers will begin as free sprits as those who are free sprits hold the potential of becoming a new philosopher. Free sprits are rare, daring and separate from normalities. The collapse, which is causing nihilism, is leading people to criticize the value system. This leaves society needing a direction to move forward in, a way to move beyond faith and new values. These free sprits will recognize the problems of society and remove themselves from their own ignorance. These free sprits will continue to advance and cognitively develop until they are new philosophers. Nietzsche states that “if with the virtuous enthusiasm and clumsiness of

45). Therefore, according to Nietzsche, one cannot remove one side of the value system without erasing the other side as well. Consequently, there is a need for a new breed of philosophers to emerge and lead the world forward. They will do this by observing the world and critiquing it fearlessly. They will be, as a result, separated from the general public either by choice or by demand. Eventually, the new philosophers will be given no choice but to return to society where in they will cultivate the new values. The new philosophers will go beyond the herd and conventional morality where they will then fulfill their responsibility. There is a unique set of characteristics outlined by Nietzsche, which distinguish the new philosophers from the general population. New